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CAN I TRY YOU ON

by Taylor James - Released 2003

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Can I Try You on 04:43
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Can I Try You On Did I tell you it's a beautiful life Yes I know, oh oh oh And did I tell you I ain't doin' it right Oh no, no Well there's a light somewhere inside me There's a shadow at my door Is there some place you can hide me so I won't feel this anymore Chorus: Can I try you on tonight I will not doubt you, just for tonight Well I'm down on my knees Is this how you do it Forgive me Father please, help me to get through this Can I try you on tonight Did I tell you that my heart doesn't lie Oh no, no Did I tell you that my hope has run dry Yes I know, oh Well there's an empty chair beside me With promises unknown And there's a broken road behind me that I can't go down anymore Chorus: Bridge: Long ago I said I knew you But I was young and did what I had to I wish I could have understood it all Now here I am I stand before you, alone and afraid I surrender to you Lord lift me up cause I'm fallin' down Solo / Tag Chorus out
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Cinderella 02:56
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Cinderella Please Mr. Ice Cream man my popsicle is melting It's melting all over the colours are no longer there Can you spare me another one? Please Mr. Preacher man can you send me a prayer yes a prayer for my puppet on a string that I left behind so far away Far away from me now Chorus: I feel like Cinderella when she lost her slipper on the ground And how about Humpty Dumpty when his cozy world came crashing down Good intentions at the start, now here we sit worlds apart Please Mr. Conductor man can you take me to the place Where I left my empty bottle on the table, yes the table where we sat Not so long ago you know Bridge: Deep down inside of me I always knew our fairytale ending was fantasy Now I'm goin' insane while I'm watchin' you drain My wishing well, hope you got your fill 'Cause this wishing well's, run dry Chorus: Please Mr. Garbage man won't you pick up this suitcase I've left at my door 'Cause I don't want it anymore, no more What was left of me and you?
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No Tomorrow 04:26
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No Tomorrow People painting pictures of my life for me Who are they to decide what I feel or what I might say Sorry singing strangers with a wink in their eye Smile behind their tears for fear of what they might find Vicious, viles, vanishing into the sea of complaints They cannot see above the hole they have dug so deep Odor oozing old man, stumbles to the ground Fumbling for change maybe food but I choose to walk around Mild, mannered, maniacs craving the blood rush through their veins There may be no tomorrow they must have it all today Wild, wondering, worthlessness pulling at my sleeves Seems the whole damn world is so screwed up My heart begins to bleed Chorus: There may be no tomorrow, if we must have it all today There may be no tomorrow Solo Lying, lilting, love affairs disguised by their shame Pulsing bodies desperate to find a connection without blame Chorus: There may be no tomorrow, if we must have it all today There may be no tomorrow, if we must have it all today There may be no tomorrow, if we must have it all today
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What Sense Could Loyalty Make 05:21
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What Sense Could Loyalty Make In my heart I see you standing alone In your cover girl world Something you said the other night while you read Did you mean it when you spoke of love and that you didn't give a damn Through thick or thin I promised you my Girl Guide pin But for you it's not enough Chorus: What sense could loyalty make In a man without faith In a world without grace Tossing and turning and yearning for you to stop and listen to yourself You're a man with his life up on a shelf Over and over there you are pulling out your knife and sticking it in I wonder does she feel it too Well when the clock strikes twelve all is well in my world Chorus: Bridge: Once again my judge of character distorted and out of place How do I accept this abandonment with grace Solo When the clock strikes twelve all is well in my world? Chorus:
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Paper Doll 03:39
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Paper Doll Twenty-four hours to the day that was meant to be saved in the sanity of what should I call it? Justice or maybe simply must it be the ones who suffer while we squabble over what's for dinner They all knew the man behind the curtain The silhouette who gave her the plan of resolution? Chorus: People all need to see the things we don't talk about They need to see the things we all walk around They need to see the beauty even in the things we fear I remember the ground was wet, With the mist trickling down on my shoulder The sun was comin' up and already it was hot and it was only seven Lucky for me she was surrounded at the scene With a silhouette of people who had fallen to there knees? Chorus: Bridge: Story books and paper dolls Then faded jeans and curled up hair and trips to the mall Where did all the time go in between you know When I thought I knew everything But really I knew nothing, I knew nothing at all? Chorus:
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Like You Do 04:20
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Like You Do My lover left me He left me slowly and surely Driftin' backwards into his past reality He used to say, "This ain't right" I used to say, "Then, why does it feel so good in the night" Oh the feelin' lingers on, lingers on and on? Chorus: He used to say please touch me He used to say please hold me He used to say please love me Like you do? With closed eyes I inhale What only I can imagine How I ache to feel the heat of your body next to mine I feel the tears roll down my cheeks How my heart fears these openings Oh the feelin' still lingers on, lingers on and on? Chorus: He used to say please touch me He used to say please hold me He used to say please love me Like you do, like you do, like you do, like you do? Solo With closed eyes I inhale what only I can imagine How I ache to feel the heat of your body next to mine? Chorus: out
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All Alone 04:59
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All Alone Take my hand And won't you walk with me Down a lonely road Lord, won't you trust in me Take my heart And place it down in your soul Please hear my prayer Lord, won't you answer me Chorus: Time stands still While I lose my mind I give it all I can, but it still ain't enough I lose all hope Over wounded pride The sky far from blue all because of me and you I'm all alone, all alone, all alone? Just one more ride A little more Mr. Please Just one more night You see you're in my blood Oh, I can't get enough Don't you hear me angels It's you I've waited all my life to see Take me as I am It's won't be long now Before we meet Chorus: Solo Chorus:
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Jennifer 05:41
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Jennifer On and on and on we go On and on and on? When I was just a little girl I used to go to this place, my secret little place I called it Jennifer...I called if Jennifer Nothing fancy just a walk through my yard hand and hand with my diversions, my soul and my heart Tip toe dancin' 'round the perfect disguise I must admit those days were endless just me and my butterflies...me and my butterflies Chorus: On and on and on we go On and on like nobody knows On and on and on we try To make life a livable lie He looks at me as he closes the door with eyes of remorse I think, though I'm not really sure "Goodnight little one, goodnight pretty one, everything's' gonna be okay, tomorrow you'll see yes, a brand new day" She takes my hand she walks so fast ,oh how can I keep up this masquerade She looks at me, she says out loud, "Don't you dare say a word, now be good for me my little child!" Oh Jennifer, I need you Jennifer... Chorus: On and on and on we go On and on like nobody knows On and on and on we try To make life a livable lie As I sit here all alone in my room, I can feel you, as I grieve you time to let you go...time to let you go Cotton candy and my favorite dress take me to that place, lay me down to rest Oh Jennifer, I need you Jennifer Oh Jennifer, I need you Jennifer On and on and on we go... What's It Like What's it like to stand tall when you feel like everything's tumbling down around you And what's it like not to walk away before you really got to say all you wanted to say
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What's It Like 03:46
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What's it like not to envy the ones' who have more than you do and you always look up to And what's it like to really say what's on your mind but feelings down deep are holding you blind Pre Chorus: Well one of these days I'm gonna find it Yes that thing you can't deny it I'm gonna stand tall and this is what I'm gonna say? Chorus: Hey Hey Hey What's it like What's it like to have the weight of the world on your shoulders but you choose to do nothing at all And what's it like to carry the burden of the change in your pocket for the beggar when you just walk on by What's it like to watch the ones' that you love with the gun half cocked in the name of what I'll take a dime for every time I turned and walked away Pre Chorus: Well one of these days I'm gonna find it Yes that thing you can't deny it I'm gonna stand tall and this is what I'm gonna say? Chorus: x2 Bridge: No more walking blindly through this life so insecure Yes today I found a cure HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY Chorus: Out
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We Carry On 04:21
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We Carry On On One step backwards, two steps forward On my knees now praying for more One more breath, one more sweet caress One more day to tell you all I feel Standing in line, purpose unknown Lord won't you bless this day can't do it on my own I walked down the sacred hall, searching for answers He looked at me I felt, Chorus: Nothing at all Nothing at all Nothing at all But we carry on There once was a child, there once was a man Now lies a woman with her heart in her hands Time passes quickly, life moves on Now just a memory still, Chorus: We carry on We carry on We carry on We carry on Bridge: Did you know how I feel Did you know how much I loved you Did you know how much it hurt when you slid through that opened door You could have turned away, you could have turned away You could have turned away, you could have turned away? -Solo- Chorus: We carry on We carry on? Repeat: There once was a child? Chorus: We carry on We carry on We carry on We carry on
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Forever After 05:27
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Forever After I look at her wrinkled hands and I think A life so incomplete, a life spent pleasing everyone else? v I look at her graying hair and I ask Why couldn't she have had the love she deserved why? I watch her out of breath after just a few steps and I say to myself Is this all it boils down to? Chorus: Ya, ya, ya, ya ? I watch him enter the room with his angry eyes And I remember how many times I feared him I notice he looks tired and I wonder if he's tired of himself? I notice the lines so deep in his face And I see the water in his eyes and I wonder Does he ever regret anything he's done? Chorus: I close my eyes and I see myself Crouched down in a room with my hands over my face Alone and afraid, I don't understand But it has to be me, who else could cause such a mess? I open my eyes and I take a deep breath For I wouldn't be who I am now without my past I look in the mirror and I see them both in front of me I guess this is what it boils down to? Chorus:
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Hallelujah 04:01
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Hallelujah Wasted my time all these years All of the things I did not see or could not hear I let them roll by like an endless ocean wave Well look at me now, I'm here Chorus: Hallelujah, Hallelujah I've struggled with identity, ya I've watched man lose all dignity, ya I've fallin' over and over again And you're still here my friend Hallelujah I've seen many faces, I've seen myself in all of them Yes the unborn child, and the man who's grey and thin I've learned while I've cried for all the misguided souls Well listen to me now, we are one Chorus: Hallelujah, Hallelujah I've struggled with serenity, ya I've failed to see democracy, ya Still I thank you over and over again Yes your still here my friend Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

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released January 1, 2003

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Performer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist Taylor James has been delighting music lovers with her smooth, confident vocal sound, undeniable prowess on guitar, and ability to create instant rapport with audiences.

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